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The Oxford Handbook of the Use of Force in International Law (Paperback)
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The Oxford Handbook of the Use of Force in International Law (Paperback)
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The prohibition of the use of force in international law is one of
the major achievements of international law in the past century.
The attempt to outlaw war as a means of national policy and to
establish a system of collective security after both World Wars
resulted in the creation of the United Nations Charter, which
remains a principal point of reference for the law on the use of
force to this day. There have, however, been considerable
challenges to the law on the prohibition ofThe prohibition of the
use of force in international law is one of the major achievements
of international law in the past century. The attempt to outlaw war
as a means of national policy and to establish a system of
collective security after both World Wars resulted in the creation
of the United Nations Charter, which remains a principal point of
reference for the law on the use of force to this day. There have,
however, been considerable challenges to the law on the prohibition
of the use of force over the past two decades. This Oxford Handbook
is a comprehensive and authoritative study of the modern law on the
use of force. Over seventy experts in the field offer a detailed
analysis, and to an extent a restatement, of the law in this area.
The Handbook reviews the status of the law on the use of force, and
assesses what changes, if any, have occurred in consequence to
recent developments. It offers cutting-edge and up-to-date
scholarship on all major aspects of the prohibition of the use of
force. The work is set in context by an extensive introductory
section, reviewing the history of the subject, recent challenges,
and addressing major conceptual approaches. Its second part
addresses collective security, in particular the law and practice
of the United Nations organs, and of regional organizations and
arrangements. It then considers the substance of the prohibition of
the use of force, and of the right to self-defence and associated
doctrines. The next section is devoted to armed action undertaken
on behalf of peoples and populations. This includes
self-determination conflicts, resistance to armed occupation, and
forcible humanitarian and pro-democratic action. The possibility of
the revival of classical, expansive justifications for the use of
force is then addressed. This is matched by a final section
considering new security challenges and the emerging law in
relation to them. Finally, the key arguments developed in the book
are tied together in a substantive conclusion. The Handbook will be
essential reading for scholars and students of international law
and the use of force, and legal advisers to both government and
NGOs.
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